Month: January 2009

i got the following message from my friend craig. it contains a message from his father. i’ll do it. you should do it. it’s good to help friends. in my case, the father of a friend. in your case, the father of a friend of a chick whose blog you read. Good Evening All,As some…

make it a point to understand photography – NOT PHOTOSHOP, the real basics of photography. learn the rules of lighting, exposure, and composition; then utilize photoshop to enhance your images. learn to use the manual settings on your camera and learn what those settings control. to tell you the truth, i use automatic exposure and…

earlier today john told me about “the best job in the world.” he had seen a news report about it earlier this morning. in an attempt to promote the area tourism queensland in australia is offering the position of “island caretaker” to one deserving individual and applications are open to people from around the world….

i’ve known james for 20 years. i met him in the 5th grade; he was the guy with the game boy. he left lindsey after the 6th grade to attend another school and i didn’t hear from him again until i got to high school. i had moved to thailand and there he was again,…

earlier today i received this rather disturbing e-mail from pictage founder and CEO Jason Kiefer: Dear Valued Pictage Partner: Last week Pictage completed a settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit brought against Pictage and some of our clients by VPS, LLC. Among other things, VPS’s patents cover the online display of digital images and sale…

our car insurance company sent us a letter asking us to update our information so that they can “maintain competitive rates.” there is a part on the questionnaire that asks us to “tell [them] about other drivers in [our] household.” i know what they’re asking. they want to know if anyone else is driving our…

the phrase “pearls before swine” is derived from jesus’s sermon on the mount in matthew 7:6. it reads: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet. it warns us to not share something of value to those who will not…

some time in late 2007 john got me hooked on an online series called the guild. the show follows the life of cyd sherman played by felicia day and the online guild she is involved with. i’d tell you more, but that’s why someone invented wikipedia. the show is even more addicting than red vs…

i’ve never been the type of girl who likes shopping for clothes and make up. i never understood how women could spend so much time shopping, but today, i understood. there are three things in life that i find most painful to shop for: jeans (women, you know what i’m talking about), make up, and…

it has begun. i had heard some band was doing it, but i hadn’t seen it yet. it was inevitable really and i’m rather surprised it hadn’t happened soon. i am not that old, but old enough to remember that my parents had a reel-to-reel music player in our living room. this, of course, was…